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Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year

On the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Tire, Musk said he plans to use a "brain-computer interface" Neuralink device on humans next year.

Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year

It is reported that Neuralink is a company owned by Musk, specializing in the study of brain-computer interface technology, which is to connect humans with computers, read out the brain's data through it, and send the data of the external world into it.

Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year
Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year

At a press conference held by Neuralink in late August 2020, researchers demonstrated the automatic implantation of a practical brain interface chip with three piglets. One of the piglets had been implanted with a brain-computer interface device two months earlier and was still alive and kicking

Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year
Musk plans to implement "brain-computer interface" human trials, starting as soon as next year

In the first half of this year, Neuralink also showed a monkey implanted with a chip playing a game of electronic table tennis through telepathy. Musk said that this brain-computer interface product can enable patients with cerebral palsy to use smartphones, and the speed of use is faster than the average person. It can also solve problems such as paralysis, insomnia, and hearing impairment.

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